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There’s a fundamental mean streak running through the Republican Party that Democrats lack. The GOP’s operating manual is simple: Whatever it takes. The pathology…
As a lifelong Democrat, I am supporting Ben Jealous for governor. Ben Jealous offers a vision for Maryland in which our teachers are valued…
The 2018 election cycle has been absolutely electrifying. From congressional candidates Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Brooklyn and Rashida Tlaib in Detroit, state’s attorney contenders Larry…
This is an Ike Leggett story. Not THE Ike Leggett story. There will be time for that, as Leggett, the Montgomery County executive, an…
Why should my fellow Democrats consider voting to reelect Gov. Larry Hogan? Let’s start with the headline: Maryland’s on the right track. Jobs are…
Ben Jealous is a sitting duck for this gilded age and a trio of telltale polls. The economy is roaring, jobs are plentiful and…
An Open Letter to Montgomery County Democrats: U.S. politics are awash in big money to the point where regular people’s voices are drowned out by dollars…
I am responding to Peta N. Richkus’ opinion piece Oct. 9, “In Search of Team Hogan.” In her piece, Ms. Richkus’ attempts to malign…
What the hell is going on in Maryland? For that matter, what the hell is going on in this country? Suddenly there is Republican…
What is Team Hogan? That’s the question which Peta Richkus poses in her submission to Maryland Matters that was published on Wednesday. In Ms….